Aculco de Espinoza in Aculco, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Hidalgo in Aculco

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

1. Hidalgo in Aculco Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1810 Año de Hidalgo 1953.
En esta casa se hospedo el
Padre de la Patria
D. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla el 11 de noviembre de 1810.
H. Ayuntamiento 1952-1954.
Aculco, Mex. 30 de julio de 1953.

English translation:
1810 Year of Hidalgo 1953
The Father of the Nation, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, stayed in this house on November 11, 1810.
Honorable City Council 1952-1954
Aculco, Mexico, July 30, 1953

Erected 1953 by Honorable Ayuntamiento de Aculco 1952-1954.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 20° 5.994′ N, 99° 49.625′ W. Memorial is in Aculco de Espinoza, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State), in Aculco. It is on Plaza de la Constitución just west of Comonfort, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Aculco de Espinoza MEX 50360, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Mexico

and specifically in Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

specifically in Mesoamerica,

on the Ring of Fire,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

a Spanish colony,

and the Aztec Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (within shouting distance of this marker); Aculco (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Naming of Aculco de Espinoza (about 90 meters away); Creation of the Municipality of Aculco (about 120 meters away); Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in Aculco (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); The Battle of Aculco and the "Blessed Tree" (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Parish of Arroyo Zarco (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); The Royal Inland Road (approx. 10.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aculco de Espinoza.

Regarding Hidalgo in Aculco. The date given for Hidalgo staying here at this house in Aculco as November 11 (11 de noviembre) must be incorrect as that is the date of his entrance to Guadalajara.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

2. Hidalgo in Aculco Marker

The marker can be seen roughly in the middle of this view, to the right of a large set of doors in the corridor.

A monument to Hidalgo, some meters to the east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 23, 2018

3. A monument to Hidalgo, some meters to the east

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.